κλίνω — meaning in English

English meaning

• conjugate verb To give the different forms of a verb according to person, number, tense, mood and voice.
• inflect verb To cause to curve inwards.
• slant noun A slope or tilt; a sloping surface or line.

Senses

κλίνω is used for these senses in English:

• conjugate (grammar, transitive) To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses; to list or recite its principal parts.
• inflect (transitive, grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
• slant (ambitransitive) To lean, tilt or incline.

conjugate — full definition

1. verb To give the different forms of a verb according to person, number, tense, mood and voice.
2. verb Of a verb, to have those different forms.
3. adjective Joined together, especially as a pair with a shared relationship. Used in mathematics of numbers or expressions that differ only in the sign of one part, and in chemistry of a joined compound.

inflect — full definition

1. verb To cause to curve inwards.
2. verb To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.
3. verb To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
4. verb To be varied in the form to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

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